George, coming off an 18-21, 21-16, 21-19 win over Toma Junior Popov of France in the opening round, began at his best pocketing the first game 21-11
Kiran George
India’s Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat suffered straight-game defeats in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches to bow out of the men’s singles competition of the Indonesia Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, here on Thursday.
However, Kiran George remained the lone Indian in the competition as he progressed to the quarter-finals with a 21-11, 13-21, 21-18 victory over Lu Guang Zu of China.
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George, coming off an 18-21, 21-16, 21-19 win over Toma Junior Popov of France in the opening round, began at his best pocketing the first game 21-11.
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He will now be facing Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the next round, who beat Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan in straight games.
Earlier, taking on eighth-seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark, Sen came up with a strong fight but went down 19-21, 18-21. He had beaten Weng Hongyang of China in the opening round 24-22, 21-15.
On the other hand, Rajawat was up against Brian Yang of Canada after his conquest over Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the first round.
Although Rajawat produced a great show in the opening game against the Canadian, it wasn’t enough as he lost 18-21, 14-21 to bow out of the competition.
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